Volemitol



Volemitol
IUPAC name (2R,3R,5R,6R)-heptane-1,2,3,4,5,6,7-heptol
Other names D-glycero-D-talo-heptitol, alpha-sedoheptitol,
beta-mannoheptitol
Identifiers
CAS number 488-38-0
SMILES C(C(C(C(C(C(CO)O)O)O)O)O)O
Properties
Molecular formula C7H16O7
Molar mass 212.198 g/mol
Melting point

152-153°C

Except where noted otherwise, data are given for
materials in their standard state
(at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox disclaimer and references

Volemitol is a naturally occurring seven-carbon carbohydrate.

It is used as a natural sweetening agent.

Volemitol was first isolated as a white crystalline substance from the mushroom Lactarius volemus by the French scientist Émile Bourquelot in 1889.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ E. Bourquelot, Bull. Soc. Mycol. Fr., 5 (1889) 132.
 
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